Table 9 Predicting the number of health care language access laws
From: Word to the mother(tongue): language access and Medicaid for Limited English Proficient migrants
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample | All states and D.C. | Less California | Treated states | Treated states less California |
Percent foreign-born | − 11.22 | − 26.76 | 159.5 | 183.0 |
(196.1) | (206.8) | (177.9) | (166.9) | |
Percent born in non-English | 583.9* | 369.4 | 325.7 | 73.34 |
speaking country | (318.9) | (249.8) | (351.8) | (222.3) |
Percent with English as mother | 27.62 | − 8.413 | 25.43 | − 4.815 |
tongue | (84.50) | (77.72) | (82.41) | (86.42) |
Employed-to-unemployed ratio | − 1.126 | − 0.506 | − 2.005* | − 1.053* |
(0.703) | (0.399) | (1.113) | (0.505) | |
Total family income | − 0.000728 | 0.000105 | 0.00209 | 0.00228 |
(0.00245) | (0.00168) | (0.00334) | (0.00217) | |
Governor’s party | 10.57** | 9.192*** | 14.76* | 14.19** |
(4.272) | (3.366) | (8.016) | (5.630) | |
Constant | − 5.210 | 12.02 | − 9.786 | − 1.425 |
(78.86) | (78.91) | (75.96) | (90.71) | |
Observations | 51 | 50 | 28 | 27 |
R-squared | 0.410 | 0.395 | 0.569 | 0.616 |